Friday, May 28, 2010

Last year we made a Summer List.10 things we were going to try to do during the summer.We did them all at least once and the kids looked forward to crossing things off of the list.Since we liked it so much last year, we decided to do it again.We looked at our list from last summer and put almost all of the same things on our list.Then I asked the kids to come up with some other things.We came up with 20 things all together!Some things we will probably only do once, and others we will do lots of times.Some things are really big....and others are very simple, but fun.Hopefully we will get them all done before school starts again this August.So, here is our list forSummer20101. swimming2. run through the sprinkler3. water balloons4. riding bikes/scooters to the park5. walk to Dairy Queen (and get ice cream!!)6. art projects7. sleep in a tent8. family picnic9. fishing10. cooking projects11. Worlds of Fun12. Summer Reading Club13. picking peaches14.have a sleepover15. play card games16. do fireworks17. catch fireflies18. take a nature walk19. go to the zoo20. go to the drive-inSo that's it. Our big list! Happy Summer!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

When we built the deck, we bought a fire pit so we could have campfires in our very own backyard.The kids thought it was a good idea to have a campfire this past weekend......and to have S'mores at the same time!

I wasn't sure how long this family time would last....the kids don't always have the longest attention spans. =) But I was pleasantly surprised. Jeff told the kids a spooky story that ended up being funny, then the kids decided to tell their own spooky/funny story. Even Lily told a story and kept giggling throughout the whole thing. It was really fun to listen to their stories and to listen to them laughing with each other. Hopefully we will have lots more fun campfires!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Last night, Zach moved up from being a Tiger Cub to being a Cub Scout.He is now a Wolf Cub.First, his troop received there beads for all of the hard work they did this year learning about scouting and doing electives.

Then they had the Cross Over Ceremony where he moved from Tiger Cub to Wolf Cub.

He got a new neckerchief (he changed from orange to yellow) and a new slide with a wolf on it.

We are so proud of all of Zach's hard work!!

This summer he gets to go to day camp for three days & he is super excited!!

Next year he will start learning new things and working on new electives.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Zach has to do electives to earn beads for Boy Scouts.He does a lot of these with his troop, but he can do some at home to earn more beads.One of the things he chose to do was making a snack for the family.So, last night, we made Orange Julius.First, we got out all of the ingredients.

Then Zach measured and added the ingredients all by himself and blended them together.

One of the things about this elective was that he had to make it for his family.